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The Surf at Newport
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Storrs, CT
The Surf at Newport (Rhode Island). c. 1906. Oil on canvas. 17 x 24 (framed 26 x 34). Lined
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Sea Birds in Surf
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful seascape painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). Seabirds, ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin. SH...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Surf

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Surf Scoter - Woodcut Print by Alexander Francis Lydon - 1870
Located in Roma, IT
Surf Scoter is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon
Category

1870s Modern Antique Surf

Materials

Woodcut

Original Vintage Water Sport Travel Poster Surfing Australia Lady Surfer Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport themed travel poster - Surfing Australia - featuring a black and white
Category

15th Century and Earlier Australian Antique Surf

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky
By Abel Warshawsky
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky Significant and period early
Category

1920s American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Early Silver Gelatin Photographic Print by Beken of Cowes, Schooner Surf
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Early silver gelatin photographic print by Beken of Cowes, Schooner surf.
Category

1880s English Antique Surf

Antique Bird Print of the Surf Scoter by Von Wright, 1929
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Oidemia Perspicillata'. Old bird print depicting the surf scoter. This
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Surf

Materials

Paper

Autumnal San Francisco Cove and Surf with Whalers Shack circa 1900
Located in Soquel, CA
Autumnal San Francisco Cove and Surf with Whalers Shack circa 1900 Early California Tonalist
Category

1890s Tonalist Antique Surf

Materials

Linen, Oil

Circa 1970 photo poster of Surf by photographer LeRoy Grannis - Huntington Beach
By LeRoy Grannis
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful photo poster of Surf by photographer Leroy Grannis. Huntington Beach is a coastal
Category

1770s Antique Surf

Materials

Paper

"Nudes in the Surf", Atmospheric Painting with Male Nudes and Horses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Continuing a tradition going back decades, Josef Pieper painted a series of seaside scenes with multiple nude male figures, riding and leading horses along the shore, their strong bo...
Category

1920s German Art Deco Antique Surf

Materials

Paint

Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Beach, Surf
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America) Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A., 1977 Silver Gelatin Print, later print 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.) Edition of 25; Ed. no. 7/25 Pr...
Category

1770s Contemporary Antique Surf

Materials

Silver Gelatin

St. Ervan Sands
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in New York, NY
Walter Elmer Schofield paints a dramatic view down onto seaside cliffs and rushing surf in his
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Century Magazine
By Edward Henry Potthast
Located in Fairlawn, OH
bathers in the surf of the Atlantic Ocean. David W. Kiehl, American Art Posters of the 1890's (New York
Category

1890s Art Nouveau Antique Surf

Materials

Lithograph

Unique Dutch Arts and Crafts Oak & Coromandel & Brass Chess Table w. Drawer 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Crafts chess table and when we surf the worldwide web there aren't any to be found, not anywhere in the
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Surf

Materials

Brass

Early-1900s Waikiki Hawaiian Wood Plank Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
surfing patriarch Duke Kahanamoku, early surfboards were made of the local woods found in Hawaii. Later
Category

1920s American Antique Surf

Materials

Softwood

Victorian Handmade Diamond Platinum Silver Sandpiper Brooch
Located in Greenwich, CT
remind you of glorious sand, surf, and sunshine. Circa 1875-80. 14 karat yellow gold. Silver. 1 1/4
Category

1870s American Victorian Antique Surf

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum, Silver

"Rocky Coast"oil painting Milton James Burns, Founding Salmagundi Club Member
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
areas of the surf. Frame abrasion in upper and lower edges of canvas. A few pinpoints of inpaint show up
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Antique French Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock - Dolphin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
surf. The case is formed of flowing splashes of scrolls and acanthus. It is in stunning condition
Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea
By William Edward Norton
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
is carried to his ready command by one of his subordinates through the ocean surf in this coastal
Category

1890s Other Art Style Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Ridgewood, NY
and textures as if surfing through the visual twilight. They let me feel the passage of time, the
Category

15th Century and Earlier Abstract Antique Surf

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
The Golf Links
By Childe Hassam
Located in New Orleans, LA
lived with gusto, smoked a pipe, played golf, kept a good cellar, buffeted the East Hampton surf with a
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Bomschuiten on the Beach at Katwijk Strand Flat Bottom Boats Dutch Drifters
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
vessels with heavy duty flat bottoms so they could be walked through the surf on to the flat beaches. They
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tiree Coastal Landscape Scotland - Scottish Impressionist Edwardian oil painting
By Joseph Morris Henderson
Located in London, GB
Hawaii of the north. In most years, the Tiree World Classic surfing event is held here. The exact
Category

1910s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Antique Marble Carving of the Ludovisi Throne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
”. Aphrodite is attended by two handmaidens as she rises out the surf. The original Greek sculpture was carved
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Surf

Materials

Marble, Statuary Marble

Antique Marble Carving of the Ludovisi Throne
Antique Marble Carving of the Ludovisi Throne
H 11.62 in W 17.72 in D 10.24 in
Early 20th C Catalan Modernism Mirror, Conglomerate & Stucco, Antoni Gaudi style
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Vigonza, Padua
with shades of blue to turquoise, glitter to recreate the sea surf and fragments of gold leaf with
Category

1910s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Surf

Materials

Composition

Whitehaven Quay
By Robert Salmon
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
volunteers of the Whitehaven Surf Lifesaving Service are shown launching a rescue boat to aid the desperate
Category

1820s Other Art Style Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Panel, Cardboard

Seascape Moonlit view of Crimean bay 19th century Russian master Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
", "Foggy Morning", "Surf at the Iron Rocks" and "Twilight". In the 1930s, he painted several paintings for
Category

1890s Realist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Stylish French, Napoleon III Fine Ladies Writing Desk with Wine / Bacchus Theme
Located in Lisse, NL
surfing the web on your notebook. The large drawer is where you can keep your 'hardware' and/or writing
Category

Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Surf

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Seascape by George Herbert McCord (American, 1848-1909)
By George Herbert McCord
Located in New York, NY
circumstance. The rolling waves of the surf, the billowing sails of the ships, and the blow of ocean spray
Category

19th Century Hudson River School Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Visiting Day at the US Life Saving Service
By Xanthus Russell Smith
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
building next to an Eagle topped flagpole flying the American ensign. At the base of a small pier, two surf
Category

1860s Other Art Style Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Prospect of the Road in the Bay of Sierra Liona '..', Kip, 1732
By Johannes Kip
Located in Langweer, NL
harbour on an otherwise surf-bound coast. This print originates from Vol. V. Awnsham & John Churchill’s
Category

18th Century Antique Surf

Materials

Paper

Breaking Wave - Venice Beach, California – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Wave, Water
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
, Photography, Black and White, Ocean, Nature, America, Water, Waves, Waterscape, Light, Surf, Breaking Wave
Category

1770s Contemporary Antique Surf

Materials

Silver Gelatin

19th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Thread Meditation Carpet (4'x7'-122x213)
Located in New York, NY
, vase, wheel and scroll (?). At the bottom of the field is a scalloped and frothy sea with curling surf
Category

Early 1900s Chinese Antique Surf

Materials

Metallic Thread

Charm Bracelet As Memoir: French, Circa 1880
Located in Southbury, CT
" (shrimp fishermen), "Le Phare" (a lighthouse), "Promenade en Mer" (walking along the surf), "La Baignade
Category

Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Surf

Materials

Beryl, Silver

Brittany
Located in Sheffield, MA
to Monhegan Island to enjoy cooler temperatures.  His Surf at Monhegan, in the collection of Nelson H
Category

1890s Post-Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Surf and Gulls
By Claude Montague Hart
Located in Sidcup, GB
A Watercolour on paper, mounted in a Beech and Gold Frame Painted in 1910 Painted on the North coast of Cornwall probably at Newquay wher his brother Tracey Dyke Hart lived for a whi...
Category

1910s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Watercolor

Surf and Gulls
Surf and Gulls
H 15.5 in W 19.5 in D 1.5 in
American Sea Painting of Crashing Surf by Arthur Hoeber
By Arthur Hoeber
Located in Alexandria, VA
Arthur Hoeber (American, 1854-1915) Late Afternoon Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated: “1913”, also signed on the reverse and titled on an exhibition label. Provenan...
Category

1910s American Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas

Skeleton Kayak Frame
Located in New York, NY
design materials made it suitable for advanced stroking, shooting rapids and surfing, circa late 1940s.
Category

19th Century English Antique Surf

Materials

Metal

Skeleton Kayak Frame
Skeleton Kayak Frame
H 15 in W 31 in D 168 in
Hand Colored Bird Plates by Beverly Robinson Morris, 1855
By Beverly R. Morris
Located in San Antonio, TX
, Surf Scoter, Red-crested Whistling Duck, Pochard, Ferruginous Duck, Scaup Duck, Tufted Duck, Long
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Surf

Materials

Paper

Stormy harbour scene by Van Hove
Located in Vancouver, BC
pier in Holland?, the pier being pounded by a heavy surf, sail boats in the near and far distance also
Category

Mid-19th Century Dutch Early Victorian Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Stormy harbour scene by Van Hove
Stormy harbour scene by Van Hove
H 36 in W 30 in D 2 in
Seascape with Sailboats by George Herbert McCord (American, 1848-1909)
By George Herbert McCord
Located in New York, NY
implicit in the sea's elemental circumstance. The rolling waves of the surf, the billowing sails of the
Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Rocks & Surf
By Edward Henry Potthast
Located in Milford, NH
left, titled on verso artist label “Rocks & Surf,” along with a Grand Central Art Galleries (NYC
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rocks & Surf
Rocks & Surf
H 23.75 in W 27.75 in D 2.25 in
Crashing Surf
By Paul Dougherty
Located in Buffalo, NY
A large oil on canvas by Paul Dougherty. Finely painted with thick impasto and great depth. Excellent condition. A couple spot touch ups. Signed lower left. Measuring 36 by 48 i...
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crashing Surf
Crashing Surf
H 48 in W 1 in D 36 in
Surf Off Monhegan
By Abraham Jacob Bogdanove
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A native of Minsk, Russia, Abraham Bogdanove immigrated to New York with his family in 1900. While settling in New York, Bogdanove began his artistic studies at a number of the city’...
Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Heavy Surf, Monhegan Island
By Abraham Jacob Bogdanove
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A native of Minsk, Russia, Abraham Bogdanove immigrated to New York with his family in 1900. While settling in New York, Bogdanove began his artistic studies at a number of the city’...
Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crashing Surf by Paul Dougherty
By Paul Dougherty
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large seascape oil painting with crashing surf by Paul Dougherty (1877 - 1947). Oil on canvas
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surf Table, Midcentury Russel Wright Elliptical Coffee Table with Raised Edge
By Russel Wright, Conant Ball
Located in Culver City, CA
A wonderful and play on the surfboard. Oval shaped coffee table with a raised edge. Made from solid maple. Designed by the famous architect Russel Wright. In original condition A coo...
Category

Mid-18th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Surf

Materials

Wood, Maple

"Surf Glow, " Frederick Judd Waugh, Seascape, Waves on a Sunny Day, Impressionism
By Frederick Judd Waugh
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Judd Waugh (1861 - 1940) Surf Glow Oil on canvasboard 12 x 16 inches Signed lower right
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Board

Santa Barbara California Coast Beach Ocean Mountains Clouds surf Plein Air #0-72
By Francis Draper Jr.
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Estate signed verso. Painted between the years 1916 and 1926. This painting is identified in the Francis Draper Jr. archives as #0-72 .......... PROVENANCE: The Francis Draper Jr....
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Art Deco 7 Drawer Burr Walnut Dressing Table with Triptych Mirror
Located in Barnstaple, GB
. Height 64”/162.5cms Depth 25”/63.5cms Width 44.5”/113 cms Height to kneehole surf 18.75"/47.5 cms
Category

1920s European Art Deco Antique Surf

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Long Oval Surfboard Coffee Table
By Lane Furniture, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern long oval surf board shape coffee table.
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Surf

Materials

Walnut

Fine English Floor Fire Screen with Japanese Textile
Located in NYC, NY
Japanese textile design of Koi in pounding surf. The extrodinary textile woven in silver and gold metallic
Category

19th Century English Antique Surf

Materials

Gold, Metallic Thread, Silver

Original 19th Century Antique Danish Seascape Oil Painting, Signed G Raedel
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century seascape, a family prepares to launch their boat into the surf from a sandy beach with
Category

Late 19th Century Danish Antique Surf

Skeleton Kayak, PBK14 England, 1920
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
, slalom and surfing.
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Surf

Skeleton Kayak, PBK14 England, 1920
Skeleton Kayak, PBK14 England, 1920
H 16 in W 162 in D 26 in
French Sterling Silver Inkwell with 3-D Man Dolphin and Horse '#2115' Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
holding the reins of two 3-D horses/hippocampus coming out of the surf. The two inkwell finials are 3-D
Category

19th Century Antique Surf

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pencile Nude Hawaii Etching Circa 1929 by Huc-Mazelet Luquiens, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
there original black wood frame. Hawaii, Surfing, Impressionist, Seascape Huc-Mazelet Luquiens (1881
Category

1920s American Antique Surf

Materials

Paper

Antique French Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock, Dolphin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
surf. The case is formed of flowing splashes of scrolls and acanthus. It is in stunning condition
Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock, Neptune and the Sea
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
part of the case. Dolphins riding the surf form the feet of the clock. The top of the case is decorated
Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

Antique Nantucket Hand Decorated Folding Double Chair from Steamship or Theater
Located in Nantucket, MA
and shell, Surf Caster, the legend "Nantucket Island" and more. The antique chair was purchased at
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Surf

Materials

Wood

American Art Nouveau Tiffany Favrile "Bell" Desk Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
lavender. The shade with scattered minor air bubbles, particulate inclusions and surf irregularities
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Surf For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate antique surf for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Contemporary version. Finding the perfect antique surf may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add an antique surf to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, brown, gray, beige and more. There have been many interesting antique surf examples over the years, but those made by Paul Dougherty, John James Audubon, William Reuben Clark Wood, Anthony Friedkin and Sears Gallagher are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Antique Surf?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an antique surf in our inventory may begin at $107 and can go as high as $18,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,205.